Thank you for the comment and kind words, Trilety. I will say that this is a capacious novel, without a single interpretation, so I'm sure that what I noticed is related to my own perspective, and to my state while I read. If I read it again in a few years, I imagine that I'll read a very different novel.
This is so true about our own vantage point coloring the way we read. I certainly had a different take on Madame Bovary from the age of 19 to the age of 38 ha. And since our vantage points are different, you will likely always see that which I miss, and i find that delightful.
Absolutely riveting reading of a novel on my TBR list. I spotted a typo (please forgive me, I do massive amounts of editing): when you mean “sever,” the text reads “severe.” Might have been autocorrect. I agree with Trilety, novels speak to you differently at various stages of your life. I am currently engaged in a year-long, international book club reading of the 12 books of “A Dance to the Music of Time,” by Anthony Powell. I read these in my twenties and now after some decades I am revisiting them with eyes better tuned, sensibilities better informed.
Thank you for the kind words and the comment, Leslie. The Powell series seems almost designed for that bookclub format. It sounds like the ideal way to reread them. (And thanks for the correction too—it is always appreciated.)
I highly highly identified with Shuggie. A great novel. I've read it twice.
Yes, absolutely. I found it captivating right from the opening pages. Thank you for the comment, Sherman.
You’re an astute reader, noticing nuances in novels that I’m sure I’d miss
Thank you for the comment and kind words, Trilety. I will say that this is a capacious novel, without a single interpretation, so I'm sure that what I noticed is related to my own perspective, and to my state while I read. If I read it again in a few years, I imagine that I'll read a very different novel.
This is so true about our own vantage point coloring the way we read. I certainly had a different take on Madame Bovary from the age of 19 to the age of 38 ha. And since our vantage points are different, you will likely always see that which I miss, and i find that delightful.
Madame Bovary is such a good novel to reread—especially with those ages as reference points.
Absolutely riveting reading of a novel on my TBR list. I spotted a typo (please forgive me, I do massive amounts of editing): when you mean “sever,” the text reads “severe.” Might have been autocorrect. I agree with Trilety, novels speak to you differently at various stages of your life. I am currently engaged in a year-long, international book club reading of the 12 books of “A Dance to the Music of Time,” by Anthony Powell. I read these in my twenties and now after some decades I am revisiting them with eyes better tuned, sensibilities better informed.
Thank you for the kind words and the comment, Leslie. The Powell series seems almost designed for that bookclub format. It sounds like the ideal way to reread them. (And thanks for the correction too—it is always appreciated.)